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No. 751,286. PATENTED FEB. 2, 1904. G. A. HEYER.

REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PRINTING BEAMS.

APPLIOATION FILED APR 18. 1903.

X0 MODEL.

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No. 751,286. Patented February 2, 1904.

-UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

CHARLES A. HEYER, OF ST. JOHNSBURY, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR TO E. & T. FAIRBANKS & COMPANY, OF ST. J OHNSBURY, VERMONT, A OORPORA- TION OF VERMONT.

REGISTERING DEVICE FOR PRINTING-BEAMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 751,286, dated February 2, 1904.

Application filed April 18, 1903. Serial No. 153,242. (No model.)

T whOm it y 0071667! The invention is illustrated in the accompa- Be it known that I, CHARLES A. HEYER, a nying drawings, in WlllCl l citizen of the United States, residing at St. Figure 1 1s a perspective front view, partly Johnsbury, in the county of Caledonia, State in section, of a portion of a printing or regis- 5 of Vermont, have invented certain new and tering beam embodying the invention. Fig. useful Improvements in Registering Devices 2 is a cross-section of the poise, the beam and for Printing-Beams, of which the following poise-slide being, however, removed, the parts is a description, reference being had to the acfor making the impression being shown partly companying drawings and to the letters and in full lines and partly in dotted lines. Fig. 5 5 figures of reference marked thereon. 3 is a front view of the block which supports The present invention relates to an improvethe impression apparatus. ment in weighing-scales of the type known as In the drawings,1 represents the scale-beam, printing or registering beams, as illus- 2 the rear portion of the main poise, and 4: trated, for example, in the patent granted the auxiliary poise or poise-slide, these parts I 5 to Henry Fairbanks January 18, 1898, No. being of a construction similar to that shown 597,640. in the patent of Taylor above referred to, and In a patent granted to F. W. Taylor March it is not deemed necessary to illustrate other 20, 1901, No. 669,813, is illustrated a novel parts, suchasthefront plate, the pointer, &c. device for use in connection with a scale of Secured to the main poise is a block or 5 20 the type above mentioned for pressing the holder 6, thisholder being adjustably attached ticket against the type-numerals on the beam to. the back of the poise by two screws a a and poise-slide to make the proper record of passing through slots Z) 6 in the base of the weight on said ticket, the object of the conholder and into the body of the poise, nicety struction illustrated in the said Taylor patent of vertical adjustment to and from the face of 2 5 being to give a rolling pressure as the pressthe type being secured by the adjusting-screw ing device passes from its normal position 9. The block 6hasavertical slot or recess (Z, into engagement with the ticket to cause the in which fits and moves freely the straight bar impression to be taken. 15,whichIcall the pressure-bar. This pres- The present invention may be said to be an sure-bar, which forces the ticket up against 3 improvement upon or development of the dethe face of the type, is raised vertically by vice foraccomplishingthesamepurposeshown means of the lever 7, having cam-shaped in the said Taylor patent; and it consists, upper ends, which cams operate upon rolls 13 broadly, in means for imparting to the ticket' on the ends of the pin 0. This pin is secured or a direct vertical pressure to force it against passes through the pressure-bar 15, but is free 3 5 the type; but this pressure is given by an anto move vertically in slots 16 in the sides of tifriction or rolling connection between the the block or holder 6. As the cam acts dioperating-lever and the ticket-holder, thus rectly on the pin 0 and this pin is near the obtaining the advantage of a direct uniform center of pressure-bar, it is evident that the vertical pressure upon all parts of the ticket pressure-bar is free to rock and adjust itself 8 5 4 at once, while at the same time reducing fricto any unevenness of the type, and by the intion to a minimum. troduction of the rolls 13 between the cams The invention further consists in the matand the pressure-bar a rolling contact is seters hereinafter described, and referred to in cured which reduces the friction to a minithe appended claims, including details of conmum. The lever 7 is journaled on the pin 7' 9 45 struction and adjustment, all of which will be and is held in normal position by the coilhereinafter pointed out. spring c'. The rolls 13 are retained in position on the pin 0 by caps 14:, formed of thin sheet metal, the upper edge being bent over forming lips which hold the rolls in contact with the faces of the cams.

Having thus described. my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a printing or registering beam for weighing-scales, means for causing the impression of the type-numerals to be printed on the ticket, comprising a suitable holder, a pressure-bar having a vertically-sliding pivot connection with the holder, a cam-lever for raising said pressure-bar vertically and intermediate antifriction devices interposed between the cam-lever and the pressure-bar, carried by said pressure-bar; substantially as described.

2. In a printing or registering beam for weighing-scales, means for causing the impression of the type-numerals to be printed on the ticket,comprising a suitable holder, a pressurebar having a vertically-sliding pivot connection with the holder, antifriction-rollers carried by said pivot and a cam-lever in operative engagement with the antifriction-rollers; substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, a

pivoted vertically-movable prcssure-bar, antiiriction-rollers carried thereby, cam-lever For engaging said antifriction-rollcrs to move the pressure-bar vertically and devices carried by the cam-lever and engaging the rollers for holding them in engagement with the operating, means; substantially as described.

i. In a device of the character described, a suitable holder having vertical slots therein, a pressure-bar having a shaft or pin guided in said slots, antifriction-rollers on said shaft or pin, a lever having cams engaging said rollers; substantially as described.

5. In a device of the character described, a suitable holder provided with vertical slots therein, a pressure-bar having a shaft or pin engaging said slots, antitriction-rollers on said pin, a lever having cams engaging said rollers and caps secured to the lever and engaging the antii'riction-rollers; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. HEYER. l/Vitnesses:

PERL'EY F. HAZEN, F. C. BECK. 

